Scholz on the Gepard self-propelled SAMDetails of the telephone conversation that was held by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin are emerging. As the Military Review has already reported, Scholz called the Kremlin the day before, for the first time since May. The telephone conversation between Putin and Scholz, the level of approval of the activities as chancellor of which fell below 35%, lasted about an hour and a half.
The Politico edition comes out with an article by Hans von der Burchard, where the author writes about a specific topic raised during the negotiations between the political leaders of Germany and Russia. According to Burkhard, Scholz appealed to Putin with a call for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.
From the material:
The article reports that the German Chancellor also called on the Russian leader "to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict as soon as possible on the basis of a complete ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops."
At the same time, Scholz told Putin that "German tanks are expected to be delivered to Kiev from Germany." It sounds either as a threat, or as a complaint that because of the Ukrainian issue, the German government is being pressured in terms of arms supplies.
From an article in the mentioned edition:
Also, as a German reporter writes, Olaf Scholz called on Vladimir Putin to "demilitarize the Zaporozhye NPP, not to violate the grain deal clauses, and comply with the norms of the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners."
At the same time, the German observer does not write anything about the fact that the topic of Russian gas was much more important for Scholz at this stage. Von der Burkhard decided not to tell his readers that Scholz asked Putin to "settle the issue" of gas supplies via the Nord Stream.
